Volvarina philippinarum
Volvarina philippinarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina philippinarum | |
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| Shell of Volvarina philippinarum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. philippinarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina philippinarum (Redfield, 1848) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 14 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Western Australia.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina pMolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina philippinarum (Redfield, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474066 on 2023-09-13
- Redfield, J.H. 1848. Descriptions of new species of Bullia and Marginella, with notes upon G.B.Sowerby, Jr's monograph of the latter genus. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History New York 4: 491-495
- Odhner, N.H. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia. 1910–1913, pt XVII, Mollusca. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(16): 1–115 pls 1–3
- Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp.
- Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
- Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas. Florida : The Shell Store Vol. 1.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
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